was a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Asakura District,
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...
,
Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 12,746 and a
density
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of 587.10 persons per km². The total area was 21.71 km².
On March 22, 2005, Miwa, along with the town of
Yasu (also from
Asakura District), was merged to create the town of
Chikuzen.
External links
Chikuzen official website
Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture
Populated places disestablished in 2005
2005 disestablishments in Japan
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